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N0. 6|l,256. Patented Sept. 27, I898. C. A. KENNEDY.

COMBINED SUPPORT AND LUGGAGE CARRIER.

(Application filed Apr. 2, 1897.)

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No. 6l|,256. Patented Sept. 27, I898. C. A. KENNEDY.

COMBINED SUPPORT AND LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Application filed. Apr. 2, 1897.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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UNITE STATES PATENT FFICE.

CHARLES AVERY KENNEDY, OF COATIOOOK, CANADA.

COMBINED SUPPORT AND LUGGAGE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,256, dated September 27, 1898. Application filed April 2, 1897. Serial No. 630,438. (No model.) Patented in Ganada September 17, 1896, No. 53,502.

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES AVERY KEN- NEDY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Ooaticook, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Luggage-Carrier for Bicycles, (patented in Canada under N 0. 53,502, dated September 17, 1896,) of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in luggage-carriers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of luggage-carriers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted for carrying a large number of heavy parcels in order that it may be employed for delivering goods from stores and capable of having the supporting device for the receptacle arranged to hold the bicycle in an upright position to facilitate loading and unloading the carrier and to enable the bicycle to be left in an upright position at any place.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a luggage-carrier constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a bicycle, the swinging-support being arranged for holding the receptacle. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the support being arranged to form a stand for the bicycle. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the hinged support. Fig. 4 is a detail view of thebracket of the receptacle. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the bas ket or receptacle on a bicycle.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

1 designates a basket or receptacle mounted on the front fork of a bicycle 2 and constructed of any suitable material, preferably of open wirework, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The receptacle or basket, which may be made of any desired form and capacity, is rounded at the front and is supported at the top, bottom, and back by stout rods of heavy wire or similar material.

At the back of the basket or receptacle is.

with the braces of the bottom, and it consists of a pair of horizontal arms 4 and a substantially U-shaped loop 5, downwardly offset from the arms 4 and connected with the inner ends of the same by vertical arms, the horizontal arms 4 of the bracket 3 being formed by doubling the metal or wire on itself. The horizontal arms 4, which are preferably pro* vided with a covering of elastic material, such as rubber, to avoid scratching the enamel of the bicycle-frame, are arranged above the crown of the front fork and rest upon the same, and the loop or yoke 5 engages under the crown between the sides of the fork to prevent the receptacle froin lifting.

A pair of horizontal arms 6, which are provided with coverings of elastic material, extend from the back of the basket or receptacle, at a point between the top and bottom thereof, to receive the front fork and steady the carrier, and straps 7 are provided at opposite sides of the center of the back for securing the receptacle to the handle-bars. A strap 8 is also mounted on the back of the basket or receptacle at a point immediately above the bracket 3.

The basket or receptacle 1 is supported by a hinged supporting-frame 9, mounted on the front axle of the bicycle and arranged to swing up beneath the basket or receptacle,

as illustrated in Fig. '1 of the accompanying drawings, to enable the device to carry a heavy, load and capable of being swung down to the position illustrated in Fig. 201: the accompanying drawings to provide a stand for the bicycle in order that the latter may be maintained in an upright position, so that parcels may be readily placed in and removed from the same.

The support 9 consists of a substantially triangular frame which is hinged at its apex to plates 10, and the latter are secured to the front axle of the bicycle by the ordinary nuts thereof. The hinged terminals of the sides of the frame are arranged parallel, as shown, and are separated to straddle the front wheel, and the transverse portion 11 is provided with a central V-shaped portion having a central U -shaped bond 12, adapted to receive the tire of the front wheel when the frame is swung downward to form a stand. The downward and rearward swing of the supporting-frame is limited by the parallel terminals of the sides coming in contact with the nuts of the front axle, and when in this position the V- shaped portion of the transverse bar of the triangular frame extends rearward, the wheel of the bicycle having passed over the same. The triangular frame is provided at its angles with eyes formed by bends of the metal and receiving fastening devices, which project from the frame to provide points or spurs 13, whereby the support is prevented from slipping, and plates or washers 15 are mounted on the fastening devices atthe inner terminals of the points or spurs 13 to prevent the support from sinking into soft ground, snow, or the like. Instead of constructing the spurs by extending the fastening devices they may be formed integral with the plates or washers 15 and arranged at the edges thereof.

lVhen the support is arranged beneath the basket or receptacle, it is locked in such position by a spring-actuated catch 16, consisting of a substantially U-shaped Wire frame arranged on the outer face of the basket or receptacle, at the bottom thereof, and provided at its terminals with coils 17, the ends of the frame being secured to the basket or receptacle at the back thereof. The spring-coils 17 throw the frame downward and hold it in engagement with the support, the swinging movement of the frame being limited by a link 18, arranged at the front of the frame and connecting the same with the basket or receptacle. The frame of the spring-catch is provided at opposite sides with a series of bends 19, composed of inclined portions and vertical portions and forming recesses to receive the support. The inclined portions of the bends are adapted to be engaged and lifted by the hinged support, whereby the catch is automatic in its operation and the substantially vertical portions of the bends engage the hinged support and lock it in its position beneath the basket or receptacle.

A cord 20, which has its terminals secured to the catch, at opposite sides thereof, extends to the top of the basket or receptacle, passing through eyes 21, and it enables the catch to be withdrawn from engagement with the hinged support. lVhen the hinged support is released, it swings down automatically, and a slight forward movement of the bicycle carries the front wheel over the base or transverse bar of the support to lock the latter in its position for forming a stand for the bicycle.

The luggage-carrier may be provided with a safety-strap 22, secured to the front of a basket or receptacle, at the bottom thereof, and provided with a snap-hook adapted to engage the U-shaped bend of the transverse bar of the support.

It will be seen that the luggage-carrier is simple and comparatively inexpensive in con struction, that it is adapted to be applied to any ordinary bicycle, and that it is capable of carrying heavy loads. It will also be apparent that the supporting device which sustains the basket or receptacle is adapted to form a stand for the bicycle and maintain the latter in an upright position when loading or unloading the carrier.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A luggage-carrier comprising a receptacle designed to be mounted on a bicycle, and a hinged support mounted on the bicycle and arranged to swing beneath the receptacle to support the same, and adapted to swing downward and form a stand for the bicycle to maintain the latter in an upright position, substantially as described.

2. A luggage-carrier comprising a receptacle designed to be mounted on a bicycle at the front thereof, and a hinged support designed to be mounted on the front axle of the bicycle and arranged to swing upward beneath the receptacle in position for supporting the same and adapted to swing downward beneath the front wheel to provide a stand for the bicycle, and a fastening device for securing the support in its raised position beneath the receptacle, substantially'as described.

The combination with a bicycle, of a receptacle mounted thereon at the front thereof, a substantially triangular supporting-frame hinged to the front axle and arranged to swing upward beneath the receptacle for supporting the same and adapted to swing downward beneath the wheel to form a stand for the bicycle, and a spring-actuated catch mounted on the receptacle at the bottom thereof and provided at opposite sides with shoulders for engaging the supporting-frame when the latter is raised, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination with a bicycle, of a receptacle mounted thereon at the front thereof, a substantially triangular supporting-frame hinged to the front axle and arranged to swing upward beneath the receptacle for supporting the same and adapted to swing downward beneath the wheel to form a stand for the bicycle, and a substantially U-shaped spring-catch extending around the front and sides of the receptacle at the bottom thereof, provided at its ends with spring-coils and having at each side a series of bends forming shoulders for engaging the supporting-frame when the latter is raised, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a bicycle, of aluggage-receptacle mounted thereon, a supporting-frame hinged to the front axle and arranged to swing upward beneath the receptacle to support the same and adapted to swing downward to form a stand for the bicycle, a spring-actuated catch mounted on the receptacle and arranged to engage the supporting-frame automatically when the same is swung upward, and a cord extending from the catch to the top of the receptacle for releasing the supporting-frame, the latter being arranged to swing downward automatically when released, substantially as described. V

6. A bicycle-support comprising a support ing-frame, designed to be pivotally mounted on a bicycle at the front thereof and adapted to swing downward beneath the bicycle to hold the same in an upright position, said frame being bent at opposite sides to form eyes, plates arranged on the lower faces of the eyes, and fastening devices passing through the eyes, securing the plates to the frame and provided with points or spurs, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES AVERY KENNEDY.

Witnesses W. C. PUTNEY,

L. G. OARNs. 

